'Canes fall to Nebraska in Big 10/ACC Challenge

Christy Cabrera ChirinosSun Sentinel

Despite a solid effort from Rion Brown, there would be no big-time finish for Miami this time.

Three days after picking up an upset win over Arizona State in the Wooden Legacy, the Hurricanes struggled against Nebraska shooting just 32 percent against the Cornhuskers, who picked up a 60-49 win over Miami in the final game of the Big 10/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night.

With the Huskers’ win, the 12-game, two-day Challenge ended in a 6-6 tie.

Brown, a senior, finished with a game-high 25 points but his performance wasn’t enough to help Miami (5-4) overcome yet another poor shooting performance.

The young Hurricanes were 16-of-50 from the floor and a tough 7-of-25 from 3-point range.

Still, despite scoring just 13 points in the first half, Miami managed an 11-0 run midway through the second half that allowed the Hurricanes to pull within 36-31 with 7:48 left.

But that’s as close as Miami would get as Nebraska’s Walter Pitchford scored five unanswered points to help the Huskers (6-2) rebuild a double-digit lead.

The Hurricanes, who were 2-2 on their four-game road trip, open ACC play against Virginia Tech on Sunday at the BankUnited Center.